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Item Community-engaged dramaturgy : the role of young audiences in New Work development(2015-05) Pederson, Meredyth Franzoni; Alrutz, Megan; Carlson, Andrew; Engelman, ElizabethTheatre for young audiences (TYA) is a field defined by its intergenerational audiences, and TYA artists have the responsibility to engage this target audience as active participants at all stages of the creative process. While young people have opportunities to act as artistic agents in the related areas of youth theatre and theatre education, where their participation is the focus of the work, TYA needs to further explore the role of young people in professional theatre-making spaces. Building on emerging scholarship and practices of involving young people in new play development, this thesis documents significant current practices and examines the collaboration between first grade students and theatre artists at UT Austin in depth. The findings in this thesis invite TYA artists and scholars to consider how intergenerational collaboration affects new work development process and product and create space for youth to influence the theatre adult artists create with and for them in TYA.Item Financial Implications of Intergenerational Farm Transfers(2013-11-25) Peterson, Devin RichardThis study seeks to address the challenge of family farm succession. A recursive, stochastic, simulation model is employed to estimate the financial impacts and accompanying risk incurred through the intergenerational transfer of farm assets and management. The model assists in creating a before and after comparative analysis of succession for a large, medium, and small sized representative farm in Texas. Eight methods of farm transfer are analyzed: a will, trust, buy-sell and lease-to-buy agreements, the formation of business entities, life insurance, gifting, and selling farmland to outside investors. These methods are employed to help minimize estate taxes, create retirement income for the owner, or decrease general transfer costs such as probate fees. The simulation model utilizes stochastic and control variables to create pro -forma financial statements that aid in determining net income, debt requirements, and debt outstanding each year for a ten year time period. Key output variables such as combined net present value (NPV) of the owner and successor and the debt to asset ratio are used to analyze financial performance and position. Combined NPV is also employed to rank risky alternatives from most to least preferred using the method of stochastic efficiency with respect to a function. Output variables of estate and gift taxes and debt capital volume are also examined to compare across methods of transfer and to view their effects upon NPV, debt levels, and cash flows. The study finds that the most preferred method varies by farm size, net worth, and the underlying goals of the farmer.Item Skipping a step : understanding the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren in the art museum(2016-05) Petersen, Marie Elizabeth; Mayer, Melinda M.; Bain, ChristinaThis grounded theory research study focuses on the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren in the art museum. As the older adult population continues to grow in number, the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren has been increasingly studied in many academic fields (Mueller, Wilhelm, & Elder, 2002; Timonen & Arber, 2012), however, it has yet to be extensively addressed within the scope of the art museum (Sterry & Beaumont, 2005). Guiding questions that asked what grandparents and grandchildren said about how being in the art museum affects their relationship, as well as what these responses mean for museum educators when implementing museum educational resources directed this study. This research study had three phases. The first phase occurred at the McNay Art Museum in San Antonio, Texas. Four grandparent/grandchild participant groups interacted with the museum space without any intervention. I gathered observational and interview data from the visit in the form of transcriptions and field notes. The second phase centered on the creation of a self-guided activity pack based on the stated and unstated goals of the grandparent and grandchildren participants that I uncovered during the first visit. The third phase focused on the participant groups using the self-guide activity pack, again at the McNay Art Museum, and culminated the study. The three findings from the data are: (1) grandparents want a way to connect with their grandchildren, (2) grandparents and grandchildren want to have fun together, and (3) art is a means to an end of relationship building in the art museum. Following the grounded theory methodology, I produce a substantive theory based in the four participant groups that reflects the findings. From this theory, I also propose a set of possible best practices for art museum educators to use in their institutions to serve grandparents and grandchildren.